Charities (The Bridge House Estates) Order 2001

APPENDIX SCHEME FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CHARITY KNOWN AS THE BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES

Whereas the Charity known as the Bridge House Estates (“the Charity”) is now regulated by:

(1) a Royal Charter of the year 1282;

(2) the Blackfriars Bridge Act 1863(1);

(3) the Blackfriars and Southwark Bridges Act 1867(2);

(4) the Corporation of London (Tower Bridge) Act 1885(3);

(5) the Corporation of London (Bridges) Act 1911(4);

(6) a supplemental Royal Charter dated 26th November 1957;

(7) the London Bridge Act 1967(5); and

(8) the Charities (The Bridge House Estates) Order 1995(6);

And whereas it is sought to amend the objects and powers of the Charity to enable the Charity to own and maintain the pedestrian bridge across the River Thames between Saint Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London and Bankside in the London Borough of Southwark known as the Millennium Bridge;

And whereas the Trustee of the Charity has made application to the Charity Commissioners for a Scheme for the administration of the Charity (“the Scheme”);

And whereas it appears to the Charity Commissioners that a Scheme should be established for the purpose of enabling the Charity to own and maintain the Millennium Bridge but that it is necessary for the Scheme to make provision which goes beyond the powers exercisable by them apart from section 17 of the Charities Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”);

And whereas in pursuance of section 20 of the 1993 Act public notice of the Charity Commissioners' proposals for the Scheme has been given and no representations have been received by them in respect thereof;

Now, therefore, the Charity Commissioners in pursuance of section 17(1) of the 1993 Act, hereby settle the following Scheme:

SCHEME

Administration of the Charity

1.  The Charity known as the Bridge House Estates and the property thereof shall be administered and managed upon the subsisting trusts thereof as varied or affected by the provisions of this Scheme.

Purposes of the Charity in relation to the Millennium Bridge

2.  In addition to the ownership and maintenance of Blackfriars Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Tower Bridge and London Bridge, as provided for in the subsisting trusts, the purposes of the Charity shall include the ownership and maintenance of the pedestrian bridge across the River Thames between Saint Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London and Bankside in the London Borough of Southwark known as the Millennium Bridge.

Questions relating to the Scheme

3.  Any question as to the construction of this Scheme or as to the regularity or the validity of any acts done or about to be done under this Scheme may be determined by the Charity Commissioners upon such application made to them for the purpose as they think sufficient.

(1)

1863 c. lxii.

(2)

1867 c. iii.

(3)

1885 c. cxcv.

(4)

1911 c. cxx.

(5)

1967 c. i.

(6)

S.I. 1995/1047.